ET as it went through an X-ray machine at the Capitol Visitor Center. As officers investigated, screening at the north site of the Visitor Center was paused for about an hour, the agency said. “This vigilance is critical during this time of heightened security.”Capitol Police have made other arrests at the Visitor Center over the past year. In November, Capitol Police arrested a man officers said was carrying a flare gun, a torch lighter and bottles of fuel. Earlier last year, the agency said it arrested a man attempting to enter the Visitor Center with a hammer.

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Persons: Jimmy Carter, Mel J, Horne, " Horne, Donald Trump, Carter, J, Thomas Manger Organizations: Capitol Police, Washington , D.C, Police, Capitol Visitor Center, Visitor Center, Congress, U.S . Capitol, Capitol, Republicans, Washington National Cathedral . Capitol Police Locations: Washington ,, Virginia